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Young Adult, Thriller, Romance

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Doug Solter has worked in local television for over 20 years. He's directed rap music videos and short films. His screenplays have been semi and quarter finalists in the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences' Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting. He drank wine on the streets of Barcelona. Hiked the Rocky Mountains. Loved a cat. And worked as a Starbucks barista for a month.

Doug currently lives in Pennsylvania where he writes young adult novels full of escapism. Doug's first young adult novel Skid was first a screenplay before it was adapted into a book. Doug is an active member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.

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Average rating: 4.14 · 652 ratings · 89 reviews · 20 distinct works • Similar authors

	Skid (Skid, #1) 4.11 avg rating — 217 ratings — published 2012 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spies Like Me (The Gems, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 143 ratings — published 2016 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Girlfriend Bites really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tomorrow Always Lies (The Gems, #2) 4.12 avg rating — 42 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thunderdog (The Gems, #3) 4.39 avg rating — 33 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rivals (Skid, #2) 4.17 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2014 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Man With The Golden Falcons (The Gems, #4) 4.56 avg rating — 27 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Girls Only Live Twice (The Gems, #5) 4.50 avg rating — 18 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Legends (Skid, #3) 4.33 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2015 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Champions (Skid, #4) 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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A New Gems Novella

Cover of The Gems Spy Novella Fast and Furious Spies

Next week I’m releasing a new Gems spy novella featuring Miyuki called FAST AND FURIOUS SPIES. This special eBook will only be available to my email subscribers. So, you should go subscribe now and be ready for when it drops.

Series by Doug Solter

Skid (4 books)
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The Gems (6 books)
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4.17 avg rating — 269 ratings

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Old Man's War (Old Man's War, #1)

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Doug Solter added a status update: My Gems young adult spy series has a new release! FOR HER EYES ONLY is now out and in the wild! You can learn more by going to my website www.dougsolter.com.
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Quotes by Doug Solter (?)

“I love family reunions. Maybe next year we could pass out samurai swords.”
― Doug Solter

tags: family, funny, humor, samurai, swords, truth-of-life

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“Yes! Yes! There's the attitude. Where was that girl during the race? Off getting sushi?”
― Doug Solter, Skid

tags: attitude, funny-quotes, girl-power, motor-racing, sushi

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“Let's see if your right foot is as fearless as your mouth.”
― Doug Solter, Skid

tags: bravery, funny, humor

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“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.”
― Mark Twain

tags: greatness

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“To be a great champion you must believe you are the best. If you’re not, pretend you are.”
― Muhammad Ali

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“Be ruthless about protecting writing days, i.e., do not cave in to endless requests to have "essential" and "long overdue" meetings on those days. The funny thing is that, although writing has been my actual job for several years now, I still seem to have to fight for time in which to do it. Some people do not seem to grasp that I still have to sit down in peace and write the books, apparently believing that they pop up like mushrooms without my connivance. I must therefore guard the time allotted to writing as a Hungarian Horntail guards its firstborn egg.”
― J.K. Rowling

tags: inspirational, j-k-rowling, writers, writing, writing-inspiration

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“Nobody knows anything.”
― William Goldman, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: Screenplay

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“Yes! Yes! There's the attitude. Where was that girl during the race? Off getting sushi?”
― Doug Solter, Skid

tags: attitude, funny-quotes, girl-power, motor-racing, sushi

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message 3: by Doug

Jun 08, 2014 09:30PM

Hi DJ,

No I don't think I'll ever recover from that book. :) Thanks for adding MGB to your TBR list.

Debbie "DJ" wrote: "Hi Doug, thanks for the add...hope you have recovered from your girlfriend's bites. Lol! Just added it to my TBR list :)"

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message 2: by Debbie "DJ"

Jun 07, 2014 02:32PM